A companion to the Abbey of Quedlinburg in the Middle Ages

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"The imperial convent of St. Servatius at Quedlinburg (founded in 936) was one of the wealthiest, most prestigious, and most politically powerful religious houses of medieval Germany, subject only to the authority of the emperor and the pope. This is the first English-language volume to provide an introduction to this important female religious community. The twelve essays by a team of international scholars address an array of topics in Quedlinburg's medieval history, with a particular focus on how the Quedlinburg community of learned aristocratic women used architecture and the visual arts to assert the abbey's illustrious history, ongoing political importance, and cultural significance. Contributors are: Clemens Bley, Karen Blough, Shirin Fozi, Tobias Gärtner, Eliza Garrison, Evan A. Gatti, G. Ulrich Grossmann, Annie Krieg, Manfred Mehl, Katharina Ulrike Mersch, Christian Popp, Helene Scheck, and Adam R. Stead"-- Provided by publisher.

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Quedlinburg Abbey's Medieval history in ever-changing political and religious frameworks : a survey / Katharina Mensch -- Psallite sapienter : psalms and learning at Quedlinburg / Helene Schenk -- A reliquary revisited : the Reliquary of St. Servatius and its contexts / Eliza Garrison and Evan Gatti.